Meet The Doctors

Rachel M. Niknam M.D. graduated from Yeshiva University in 1997 and earned her medical degree from Jefferson Medical College in 2002. After serving her transitional year at Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia, Dr. Niknam completed her ophthalmology training at Drexel University – Hahnemann University Hospital in 2006. Dr. Niknam then went on to complete a glaucoma fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania-Scheie Eye Institute.

Dr. Niknam’s special areas of interest are glaucoma, cataract, and diabetic eye care. She is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Glaucoma Society and the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons. She is board certified in Ophthalmology, and is a member of the staff of Wills Eye Hospital. She was the first woman and one of the first ophthalmic surgeons in the Philadelphia area to be certified to perform cataract surgery using the femtosecond laser.